Foodies left shocked after discovering the real taste of Haribo’s green gummy bear – and the hidden meaning behind the brand’s name
- Green gummy bears have the taste of strawberries
- Haribo is an acronym for the founder and his hometown
- Founder Hans Riegel was born in Bonn, Germany
Foodies have been baffled after discovering the flavor of Haribo’s green gummy bears as the meaning behind the brand’s name is also revealed.
Candy lovers noticed that the gummy bear package says the green flavor should be strawberry and not apple or lime as many thought.
Haribo has also explained that the name comes from an acronym of the founder’s name and the city in which he was born.
Hans Riegel, who founded Haribo in 1920, hails from Bonn in Germany, just south of Cologne and is also known as the birthplace of composer Beethoven.
The name Haribo is made up of the first two letters of Hans’ first name, last name and the city where he was born.
Candy lovers noticed that Haribo’s green gummy bear actually has strawberry flavor, not apple and lime as many thought
The name Haribo is composed of the first two letters of founder Hans Riegel’s first name, last name and the German city in which he was born, Bonn
There are five flavors of Goldbears that may vary by country.
In most places, the green Gold Bear has strawberry flavor, the yellow one is lemon, the orange one is orange; red Gold bear is raspberry and the transparent bear is pineapple.
The discovery featured on the packaging sparked a lively discussion online among fans of the lollipop brand who said they thought the green flavor was watermelon, lime or apple.
“I was sure they had apple flavor. Man, now I don’t know what to think,’ one woman said.
‘That’s why I like the green one! I thought it was weird because I usually only like pink/red strawberry candies,’ another replied.
“I literally noticed this today for the first time in my life on the back of a bag of Xmas Haribo Gummy Bears. I’ve been eating this one forever and always assumed it was just a variation of apple,” a third added.
“I noticed this a few weeks ago, thought it was super weird I’ve never seen a green strawberry flavor before,” wrote another.
People were also shocked by the origin of the company name joking, “I’ll call them HansRiegelBonn bears from now on.”
“Given that Riegel is German for ‘bar’ (as in candy bar), I feel like he missed a few key products and marketing crossovers,” another commented.
“Fun fact: Gummi means rubber in German,” a third added.